Desktops - August 2007

Intel Viiv Core 2 Quad Q6600....

http://www.futureshop.ca/catalog/proddetail.asp?logon=&langid=EN&sku_id=0665000FS10090770&catid=

from what i read this power supply is not enough for the specs on this pc?
whats your thoughts on this?
& i have checked it is only a 350 watt power supply... why its paired up with a quad core i just don't get

2007-08-13 18:38:21 · 7 answers · asked by Anonymous

Ok, i did a scan from crucial.com and it said I have 512 MB of RAM, but whenever i do like "CCleaner" it says i have 447mb of RAM. Why do I have 447 MB instead of 512mb?

2007-08-13 18:29:09 · 5 answers · asked by Anonymous

Well, I found this nice cheap computer that seems to me to have all the good innards (for the lack of a better word). I didnt recodnise the brand, couldnt even see one. Could you take a quick look at it and tell me if the Features and Specifications are good. Thankyou.
http://www.dealsdirect.com.au/p/business-bundle-intel-p4-3-2ghz-300gb-19-lcd-bonus/

2007-08-13 18:26:09 · 10 answers · asked by Anonymous

OK, i have a gateway that a 2.53 ghz p4 processor then i put a 3ghz p4 with the same fsb then i plugged my monitor into video card then turned on the computer everything ran fine except there was nothing on the monitor the monitor wasnt even sensing that the computer was on also there was 1 beep
help plz plz plz

2007-08-13 17:37:48 · 5 answers · asked by Billiebobjoebill 1

I have a computer where a file in the system's start up is corrupt. I can't repair the computer because the Windows XP CDs were built into the computer. I really want to keep all my files on the failed computer.
Is there a certain cable (maybe a USB?) where I can connect the two computers, so I can transfer all my data from my failed computer onto my working one?

There's one way where I can disconnect my failing harddrive and connect it into another computer, but I can risk destroying my harddrive and the computer I'm working on.

Anyway to help?

2007-08-13 15:28:45 · 4 answers · asked by ♥ ¡Chica! ♥ 2

i have 448 of ram

2007-08-13 15:20:46 · 2 answers · asked by robert 1

My sister n law has a 9 year old Gateway computer with Windows 98 on them. She is ready to upgrade, but has 5 years worth of digital pictures on the computer she dosen't want to lose. I have tried putting their hard drive into my computer and burnning the pictures to CD. But the Gateway HD did not work on my HP Computer. I have tied putting her pictures back onto her camera, so I can transfer them to my computer and burn them. But I couldn't get it to work on their computer (becuase of out of date computer?) So dose anyone have any sugestions that I haven't tried?

2007-08-13 14:11:57 · 9 answers · asked by Anonymous

2007-08-13 13:59:01 · 5 answers · asked by garfield89027 1

What does 64 Processor 3800+ ...512MB DDR2 Memory...120GB Hard drive...mean? What does reads and writes dual-layer DVD's and CD's mean? What does lightscribe disc labeling mean?......what are just the basic numbers I need?? Please don't make fun of my lack of computer knowledge.

2007-08-13 13:42:00 · 4 answers · asked by booger0819 3

when i try to start it up, it goes to the dell boot screen, and then keeps repeating that. I go to safe mode and say to boot last good configurations, and i says something failed (like Ndetect?) or something, and then it starts the dell boot up again. please help!

2007-08-13 12:51:25 · 4 answers · asked by nate n 1

Hi. The fan that's attached to my video card recently stopped, and the gpu temperature began rising to near-damaging. So to make up for the loss of a fan, i opened up my computer's case and stuck a window fan(long one with 2 fans in it) alongside my computer. Now my graphics card's temperature stays at around 55 degrees C with no games running and around 60-68 C with games running which is a safe temperature i'm sure. But are there any precautions i should take with having a regular fan blow into my computer? or am i safe until i can go out and get a new fan for my video card? Thanks in advance

2007-08-13 11:19:06 · 2 answers · asked by Devin 2

2007-08-13 11:00:43 · 4 answers · asked by $$$Scooby_Doo$$$ 2

well im getting a gaming computer custom built, i know i will have the AMD 64x2 6000 but what else should i have to get the BEST profomance.... eg graphics cards, physics cards, RAM

2007-08-13 10:34:31 · 9 answers · asked by Lewis W 3

Anyone out there who can help me? I'm computer illiterate. Need help cleaning up my desktop(I think) Ok my computer is really slow and everytime I try to shut a window I get Internet explorer has encountered a problem and needs to close sorry for the inconvience. What should I do?

2007-08-13 09:50:09 · 16 answers · asked by Anonymous

i was wondering if Guild wars Prophecies would be able to play on this system info:

446Mb Ram
Intel Celeron M
Windows Vista Home Basic

2007-08-13 07:43:39 · 5 answers · asked by Anonymous

Memory - 256 MB - DIMM 184-pin - DDR - 266 MHz / PC2100 - 2.5 V - non-ECC


General question on PC memory.

What does the "PC2100" portion of the description mean. Also can DDRmeory be mix and matched in the same mother board?

2007-08-13 07:38:05 · 1 answers · asked by Ralph 7

2007-08-13 06:19:55 · 6 answers · asked by LL 1

hi i have a desktop from 2002 and it worked fine, a little while ago i went to turn it on and im getting no power and no led lights it seems dead can you tell me if you think its the power supply and if so is it worth it to replace id like to replace it myself i see that its just the screws in the back and the wire connections also if i have to buy a power supply do you know where and how much it should cost and can the problen be that straight forward meaning take the old one out put the new one in and its done any help will be appreciated thanks

2007-08-13 05:35:47 · 6 answers · asked by Anonymous

My computer runs on 512 MB of memory and the tech guy told me that is enough and I all need is a bigger hard drive to hold all my songs and computer games. So I'm wonder if 250 GB - 350 GB be enough. I think one song equals about 5 MB and 1,000 MB equal 1 GB. I do have Windows XP.

2007-08-13 04:28:37 · 14 answers · asked by rickw57401 2

My computer is a Medion M3 Composer 5200...

I have a:

3.2 GHz Intel Pentium 4 w/ HT processor
256 MB GeForce video card (don't remember what model)
1.5 GB RAM

I got the video card a couple years ago for gaming and it was good up until now... I played Company of Heroes and noticed the framerate dropped pretty low, even with a lot of the detail settings turned down.

I'm thinking about buying BioShock for my PC instead of for Xbox 360, but am worried about having to play on low detail with a crappy framerate. Can anyone suggest a new video card that is a) affordable, b) compatible with my motherboard, and c) will be powerful enough to let me run BioShock at decent graphics settings?

Thanks!

2007-08-13 03:49:36 · 5 answers · asked by BZR 4

Has anyone got a Dell computer ?? If so, are you happy with it ?? Would you recommend it or not ???

2007-08-13 03:47:59 · 24 answers · asked by tinkerbell 7

2007-08-13 03:43:34 · 2 answers · asked by Anonymous

2007-08-13 03:38:52 · 4 answers · asked by deno214 1

My computer has gone completely nuts, and I cannot fix it with a system restore that will backup all my data files. The computer works somewhat. I can access the internet and access just aout everything except my desktop. But I get a million error messages and I can't run my anti-virus or update anything.

I have about 50GB worth of various files that I would like to keep before I do a full system restore.

What would be the best way to save these files so that I can reformat my computer?

2007-08-13 03:05:47 · 7 answers · asked by iswthunder 3

Hey there true believers,
My wife and I are likely to inherit a great 1 year old computer from her parents (Compaq Presario). It has a P4 2.8 processor & 512 MB memory. I checked with 4allmemory.com to see how much memory could be added since I prefer to have 1GB or (preferably) more onboard. According to the site, it has a max capacity of 1GB. I would like to bring it to 2 GB, but that isn't possible to do so with the current setup. Would it be possible to simply replace the motherboard to one that would allow more memory? I think its a mini-ATX. Its a sweet computer now, but with how my wife & I use our laptops, we'd need more memory. I'm certain I have the technical knowhow to replace the motherboard, but I'd like some certainty that it can be done. I'd hate to crack the casing and fine out that Compaq uses special rivets to hold the motherboards in place instead of simple screws

2007-08-13 03:03:06 · 4 answers · asked by Anonymous

Waiting times, attitudes etc

2007-08-13 01:31:15 · 15 answers · asked by Anonymous

I have an image of the shopping cart:
http://i202.photobucket.com/albums/aa51/seasideclown/untitled-1.jpg

What do you think? Am i missing anything? Am i paying too much?

This is only my second build...so any advice will be greatly appreciated.

2007-08-12 22:44:32 · 4 answers · asked by Clown 2

OK, I bought my machine four years ago, and in computer terms it is prolly out of date. but it has a fast 2.12 processor, 1 .5 gigs of ram and 80 gig hard drive. The only problem I may have is my video card. When I bought the machine it said I had this 82845 intergrated video card, which sounded awesome at the time, but at the time I had trouble playing any games on it all that used graphics. Is there some website or list that shows the graphics card of various companies and shows the relative power in order so I can judge just how out of date my chips is or maybe it's not out of date and works fine.

I just bought neverwinter nights 2 and it had a list on the website of the video cards its supports.. then it had a short list of all the video cards it does not support and all of em were the various intel chips.. Is there something wrong with the intel chips in regards to games etc? Why dont they seem to work?

2007-08-12 18:50:09 · 4 answers · asked by toasteetoastee 1

In May 2006 I bought a Compaq Presario, AMD Athlon with 512MB, 160GB, and the processing speed isn't that great (I think it's less than 2.0 GHz).

My computer has had problems with the Internet since day one. First I had a Linksys router. My computer would lose the Internet every two weeks or so, yet my parents computers were also hooked up and didn't have problems like mine did.

Now I have a better router (Belkin), and I don't lose the Internet as often as I used to. But the Internet tends to be very slow, and sometimes it's not very responsive. I re-start my computer when it's having problems, and when I did a scan, there were no viruses or spyware detected...yet my fiance's computer, which is a brand new, expensive Dell hasn't had any problems so far.

I don't understand, why is it that my computer can run any program fine except for the Internet, and it's been having this
problem all along? Is it because it's a Compaq? Because the processing speed is low? What do I do?

2007-08-12 18:27:29 · 12 answers · asked by Em S 1

I've had this gateway pentium 4 PC 500 GR for about 3 years that has had no problems with gaming, excel, or anything that I've asked of it, until now. I thought that ramping the memory with a 512 mg card would improve on the performance of the already 512 memory (2x256 mg cards) that is factory installed. I made sure that the speed matched (in this case 3200 & 400 mhz) and checked the most compatible memory for my computer on the Circuit city website. Well to make a long story short, the performance sucks and games that I had before upgrading that were not framing are suddenly preforming terribly and are locking up the computer. Is there something that I did wrong, or is there a driver that I'm missing, or what? Any suggestions?

2007-08-12 18:06:55 · 7 answers · asked by Bryan 2